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Month: November 2008

I don’t know what’s been up lately, but we’ve been getting a series of seriously obnoxious comments and emails (and those are the ones we let through). New readers don’t seem to be coming from any particular place — no…

We get emails fairly often, actually. Most are nice. Some are weird. But a few, like this one, are extra-special. (The post he’s referencing is this one). Check out MRA-in-training Vincent explain why career bitchez are screwing over teh menz:…

A new report has come out showing that average American citizens scored a failing grade of 49% on a test about American history, civics and economics, and elected officials did even worse at 44%. At first this did disturb me,…

The above video really did break my heart. On the one hand, I really do worry that there’s something exploitative about filming and watching this man’s pain. On the other hand, I feel like we need to watch, and turning…

My school insurance didn’t cover Gardasil, the HPV vaccine. So I waited until I got a job, found a new doctor and started on private insurance. The new doc is great, and she gave me a Gardasil prescription on my…

A Monday morning link round-up. The Good: Christiane Amanpour, one of my personal heroes and favorite reporters, finally has her own show. Saudi Arabia’s first “all-girl” rock band is making (underground) waves (not really sure why the group is “all-girl”…

Women are so deeply conditioned to seeing feminine beauty as something fragile that doesn’t take up space, which is why I love seeing representations of femininity that isn’t that of a delicate orchid. It’s interesting to me that many female…

Puddle o’ Kitteh Originally uploaded by feminaerecta Jill maintains that her sleek little kittens are the cream of the ketteh crop, but nothing completes a chilly Sunday afternoon such as this one like snuggling up with this fat, whiny muppet.…

Huh: Countries worthy of consideration aren’t those like North Korea and China, where religion is savagely repressed, but those in which people freely choose atheism. In his new book, Society Without God, Phil Zuckerman looks at the Danes and the…